Columbus, NE Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Columbus actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Columbus, NE, the comfort score comes out to 39/100, weather-driven: Heat, cold, snow, or rainfall here are heavy enough that they shape daily life for a large part of the year. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Columbus's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Columbus run from 23°F in Jan up to 77°F in Jul, a 53.5°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
How wet Columbus actually gets
Over a typical year, Columbus sees about 28.67in of precipitation a year across roughly 89 days with measurable rain or snow, with 25.6in of snow a year.
Columbus against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Columbus comes in at 4623; within NE alone it ranks 28 of 32. Population is about 25,126.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from COLUMBUS 3 NE, NE US, the NOAA station 2.4 miles from Columbus, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated